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Ampang Jaya vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Ampang Jaya is 18.8% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 39.2% less in Ampang Jaya
Groceries: pay 17.0% more in Ampang Jaya
Transportation: pay 29.3% less in Ampang Jaya
Housing: pay 24.9% more in Ampang Jaya
Childcare: pay 63.5% less in Ampang Jaya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.8% less in Ampang Jaya
Clothing: pay 39.9% less in Ampang Jaya

The cost of housing and groceries in Ampang Jaya are more expensive than in Moscow. Expenses including childcare, clothing, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Ampang Jaya.

Ampang Jaya vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ampang Jaya instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 39.2% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Ampang Jaya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB911.35	$3.55 MYR14.61	-70.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB455.67	$4.74 MYR19.48	-20.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB105.57	$0.79 MYR3.23	-43.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB46.71	$0.47 MYR1.94	-23.0%
Average			-39.2%

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pay 17.0% more for groceries

	Moscow	Ampang Jaya
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB64.62	$0.98 MYR4.03	+15.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB478.82	$5.33 MYR21.92	-15.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB352.84	$7.01 MYR28.83	+51.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB128.49	$2.23 MYR9.16	+32.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB188.10	$1.52 MYR6.25	-38.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB61.80	$1.24 MYR5.08	+52.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB66.45	$0.75 MYR3.09	-13.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB68.87	$1.40 MYR5.74	+54.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB125.22	$0.64 MYR2.65	-60.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB32.60	$0.53 MYR2.18	+24.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB25.86	$0.62 MYR2.55	+83.1%
Average			+17.0%

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pay 29.3% less for transportation

	Moscow	Ampang Jaya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB216.76	$1.84 MYR7.56	-35.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	$18.96 MYR77.93	-48.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	$35,545.02 MYR146,125.59	-3.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB437.45	$4.03 MYR16.56	-29.7%
Average			-29.3%

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pay 24.9% more for housing

	Moscow	Ampang Jaya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB596.90	$30.15 MYR123.96	+285.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	$426.54 MYR1,753.51	-66.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	$355.45 MYR1,461.26	-49.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	$32.62 MYR134.09	-70.5%
Average			+24.9%

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pay 63.5% less for childcare

	Moscow	Ampang Jaya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	$189.57 MYR779.34	-71.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	$6,279.62 MYR25,815.52	-56.0%
Average			-63.5%

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pay 1.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Ampang Jaya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB318.97	$4.15 MYR17.05	-0.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB241.06	$2.95 MYR12.11	-6.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB227.84	$4.27 MYR17.54	+43.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	$35.55 MYR146.13	-20.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB501.24	$4.98 MYR20.46	-24.2%
Average			-1.8%

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pay 39.9% less for clothing

	Moscow	Ampang Jaya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	$62.20 MYR255.72	-18.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	$34.52 MYR141.90	-27.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	$71.09 MYR292.25	-42.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	$44.55 MYR183.14	-71.6%
Average			-39.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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